Dan Jones: A Heart-Pounding Finale

We all have characters that stay with us long after we stop reading. So how does it feel when you've spent a decade writing characters, and the time comes to put that last full stop on the page? Dan Jones is finding out. Join the bestselling historian and novelist as he discusses Lion Hearts: the thrilling final instalment of Essex Dogs, his epic trilogy set during the Hundred Years War. Chaired by Alice Winn.

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